motsäga
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mot (“against”) + säga (“say”)
Verb
[edit]motsäga (present motsäger, preterite motsade, supine motsagt, imperative motsäg)
- to contradict (show to be false, contain contradicting information)
- Att deras kebabsås inte är den krämigaste motsäger inte att den är godast
- That their kebab sauce isn't the creamiest doesn't contradict that it's the tastiest
- to contradict, to challenge (say something that goes against something said earlier)
- Han tålde inte att bli motsagd
- He couldn't stand being contradicted
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | motsäga | motsägas | ||
| supine | motsagt | motsagts | ||
| imperative | motsäg | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | motsägen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | motsäger | motsade | motsägs, motsäges | motsades |
| ind. plural1 | motsäga | motsade | motsägas | motsades |
| subjunctive2 | motsäge | motsade | motsäges | motsades |
| present participle | motsägande | |||
| past participle | motsagd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- motsäga in Svensk ordbok.